The Wroclaw Institute hosts experts in observations as well as in the theory of pulsating stars, in a strong collaboration with astronomers from Warsaw
(CAMK and
OA UW). The group consists of ten permanent staff members and four PhD students. The research concentrates on the
search for B-type variables in young open clusters, particularly for β Cep, SPB, Be and sdB
stars. To this end, multicolour photometry is carried out, and data from the MACHO and
OGLE projects are analyzed. One of the main result of these studies is the discovery of the
first β Cep and SPB stars in Magellanic Clouds. Stellar parameters and metallicities are
determined using spectra from the ground-based observations and from space missions.
The theoretical work focuses on modelling of stellar evolution and non-adiabatic pulsations.
The Warsaw-Wroclaw team developed the method of non-adiabatic photometric observables
for the mode identification. Moreover, the team invented another method, which, besides
the mode identification, yields a new asteroseismic probe giving constraints on stellar parameters, convection, chemical composition and atomic data (opacity).
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